NEW ULM – Payment standards for section 8 vouchers and flat rents for public housing in New Ulm will increase following newly issued Fair Market Rent from The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). New Ulm’s Economic Development Authority approved updated payment standards for ...

NEW ULM – The cascade of water pouring down 10th South Street on Wednesday morning was planned by New Ulm’s city water department. It was the third day of water main flushing in the city. This is part of the water department’s annual maintenance and inspection process. “We do this to ...

NEW ULM – This week, area libraries and bookstores are putting a spotlight on the books facing the greatest challenges during Banned Books Week. Anyone visiting the New Ulm Public Library (NUPL), Martin Luther College (MLC) library and Lykke Books will notice displays celebrating Banned ...

SLEEPY EYE — Lovers of musical theater, concerts, history and everything in between should enjoy “Six,” a British musical comedy Oct. 2-5 at Sleepy Eye High School. A live band includes Josiah Siefkes on electric guitar, pianist Anders Coulson plus Chloe Okerman, Elsie Weicherding and ...

NEW ULM — DFL congressional candidate Jake Johnson, a mathematics teacher from Rochester, spoke at a fundraiser Saturday in New Ulm, offering remarks on agriculture, health care, and rural services. Johnson described his upbringing in Stewartville as one of 11 children in a family that ...

ST. PETER -- The main building of Norseland Scouting Camp, formerly known as the Fireside Lodge, was renamed the Tom Henderson Lodge Saturday, in honor of the longstanding Scoutmaster from New Ulm. Tom Henderson was born the same year the lodge was built, 1946, and has spent a significant part ...